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Authenticity Quotes
"Maybe it's easier to conform, to stay in a job I hate to pay bills of the things I don't even enjoy and marry a man I'm not passionately in love with, whilst surrounded by those who have absolutely no life to their smile but I don't want easy. I never have. I want a life so fucking grande' I reach every little milestone in sweats or tears knowing I Followed what was true to my heart. I don't care if I walk alone for the rest of my days, if it means I get to stay true to myself."
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"Appearances can be deceiving, but the true colours of your soul remain."
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"Most people play someone else's role or wear mask of other people because they don't think about what they are created for."
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"It's way too easy to see the real face of a person. They're amiable and full of pretense when they want something from you, but the minute you don't give in, back away or put yourself first (like they do) is the minute they show you who they really are."
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"Change is actually what you need to avoid.Assimilation is much more joyful than conformity,when you try to change you try to fit yourself to other people's standards.You deny your own values and opinions, and you adopt a personality that isn't you.And most likely you will be more uncomfortable even though it may seem like you fit in more, i would suggest you not to change. Just be yourself, the way you are.Because that's what makes you different and distinguishable and unique from every other individual."
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"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself."
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"A bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red and when she walks, treads on the ground..."
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"If we don't know who we are, we conceal our true selves and wear the image of others."
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"There is something original in every one of us."
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"Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy."
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"Nothing is sweeter than being unapologetically you. Don't live your life just to impress others. Reveal your truth, Express your love, Live your dreams."
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"Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them."
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"When we are authentic, when we act out of presence and awareness, it also gives nourishment to the inner being of people around us."
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"Don't be afraid to be authentic, show up in the world as you truly are.Be as you mean to be, but be light with it. Love it, give it, share it, laugh at it, walk everywhere with it.Be in the world but not OF it."
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"When you can give up approval and appreciation seeking behaviors, then you will become true to yourself and the universe."
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"What if pretending is interfering with the person you're meant to be? he said."
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"Let them know a real man who lives as he was meant to live."
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"No one want to be an imitation of another."
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"I don't mind nothing happening in a book, but nothing happening in a phony way--characters saying things people never say, doing jobs that don't fit, the whole works--is simply asking too much of a reader. Something happening in a phony way must beat nothing happening in a phony way every time, right? I mean, you could prove that, mathematically, in an equation, and you can't often apply science to literature."
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"I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me."
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"But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating."
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"Let's quit trying so hard to be some version of a normal we've never really been."
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"I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see.Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth."
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"When I work, I'm just translating the world around me in what seems to be straightforward terms. For my readers, this is sometimes a vision that's not familiar. But I'm not trying to manipulate reality. This is just what I see and hear."
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"Embrace your weirdness. Some will adore you. Others won't. But who cares? Worry about loving yourself, not loving the idea of other people loving you."
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"If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real."
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"How different would people act if they couldn't show off on social media? Would they still do it?"
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"You weren't born to be a product of societal and peer pressures. However, you have to first understand that your presence on earth matters, because your life has a very unique purpose. Therefore, be comfortable with parading your true positive self, accompanied with an undying faith in God's guidance and protection."
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"You do not have to feel truer than others in order to be original.You just need to be different and keep aspiring to be a better you."
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"Truth speaks for itself if we'd just let it speak."
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"I've found that trying to be like everyone else, do what others do and follow others 'guaranteed path' to 'so-called success' never really works for me. I have found my best strategy is to authentically be me, listen within and follow it....and then to treat and connect with others - wherever I can - personally, personably and individually."
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"Don't be afraid. You are never really alone. Just be yourself. You don't ever have to pretend you are someone else. If you try to do that, then you don't have anything to give the world. Accept and give your gifts with love."
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"Today is the perfect day to do something daring. Like just be yourself, for instance."
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"Your lifestyle should contrast your obedience."
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"We all have this perfect little image of who we want to be, but it is unnecessary. Throw the image away. You're already you just be the best version of yourself."
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"Well, it all comes to this, there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is to live in our own."
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"When I meet someone who is truly genuine, I am drawn to their personality and find them easier to approach, engage, and interact with. They have no hint of false pretense, nor do I worry about hidden agendas."
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"Perfection is a ridiculous goal because there is no such thing. Real beauty is what you are inside."
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"Do what is best for you--no matter what others think."
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"It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all."
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"When you're speaking in the truest, most intimate voice about your life, you are speaking with the universal voice."
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"An authentic life facing reality without mental equivocation is the simplest type of life."
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"Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real."
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"There is error in a church when miracles are made the only thing."
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"When we overemphasise miracles, we compromise the gospel we were asked to preach."
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"Don't count on cheerleaders once you start living a life more reflective of your truth. They may not want to do somersaults and backflips for your awakening, not when they're still asleep. Don't let that stop you. Most of us have only been trained to cheer for conformity, to commend those who are just like us. But aren't you bored of being congratulated for fitting in? Aren't you tired of ignoring your heart's requests?Don't wait for cheerleaders. Be grateful if they show up, but you show up regardless, with or without them.You will never be defined by the reception you get from others, only by the truth with which you receive yourself. Be your biggest cheerleader. Love yourself. And applaud every single step you take toward truth."
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